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Title: |
Transport
Infrastructure Regional Study (TIRS) |
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Objective: |
The objective of
this study would be to identify transport infrastructure
investment priorities on a regional scale, covering South-East
European countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, as well as Bulgaria and Romania insofar as relevant
and not already covered) based on a process partly similar to
the Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment (TINA)
previously carried out for Central and Eastern European
countries. |
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Description: |
The study would, in a first phase,
review the recent studies on the region’s transport sector,
make an inventory of existing basic transport infrastructure,
define future scenarios and corresponding transport demand,
and determine a multimodal transport backbone network and
necessary access infrastructure. The second phase would define
several corridors and areas from the planning framework for
which prefeasibility studies would be carried out. They would
include cost/benefit analyses, based on investment estimates
to provide the required levels of service, and considerations
on sustainability and cohesion. The final phase would consist
of a programming exercise, taking into account existing
financial constraints, to determine a coherent investment
strategy. This would allow launching preparatory studies for
the priority projects. |
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Preparation Status: |
Some initial
discussions |
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Economic/Financial Justification: |
Whilst some
rehabilitation projects could be implemented quickly, without
too much analysis, major transport projects require an
adequate planning and programming context to avoid waste of
resources. The study would also place the region under similar
conditions as the accession countries regarding pan-European
transport networks planning. |
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Cost: |
Study envelope EUR 5 million,
phased and split as appropriate |
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Financing Plan: |
European Commission (to be
discussed) |
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Borrower/Final Beneficiary: |
Regional |
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Major Sector/Project Issues: |
Appropriate phasing is
recommended, with an initial scoping exercise and careful
determination of the terms of reference |
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Responsible Staff: |
European Investment Bank
Luxembourg
European Commission
Brussels |
